Unable to Act
Opening worship of this year’s assembly gave us the gift of the Cape Breton Orchestra. They played an arrangement of Simple Gifts as an offertory. […]
General Assembly 2010
Healing in our Midst
The church as a community has often failed Gordon Williams, but he has never failed to see the church through the eyes of Jesus, his […]
General Assembly 2010
Unable to Act A report from the 136th General Assembly. by Ruth Houtby Voices Healing in our Midst Assembly listens to residential school experiences. by […]
Dragging the Anchor
Sailing Into The Future was the theme chosen for the 136th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, to reflect the Cape Breton heritage where it […]
Business News
Living Faith in Korean The General Assembly endorsed the Korean translation of Living Faith, commending it for use within the church. “You are seeing the […]
Identity Crisis
“Moderator, its not Presbyterian.”
Business in Brief – June 11, 2010
Parish Nursing Program Approved The committee on theological education proposed a series of courses that can be credited toward a certificate in Reformed principles for […]
Business Briefs – June 10, 2010
Kairos Palestine Document Endorsed for Study and Report Assembly returned to the report of the ecumenical and interfaith relations committee, again asking if a document […]
Business in Brief – June 9, 2010
Laity and Communion A discussion about allowing lay people to administer communion continued Wednesday morning, but a decision is yet to be made. An amendment […]
Business in Brief – June 8, 2010
Han-Ca Presbyteries to be Explored The 2002 assembly approved an end to the trial period for the church’s Han-Ca presbyteries, but also called for a […]
Daily Digests
The Daily Digest provides an overview of each day’s events. Digests are distributed to commissioners at assembly, but you can read them online: Monday, June […]
136th General Assembly Makes Headlines
As the local church’s national gathering launched at Cape Breton University in Sydney, N.S., the local press were waiting in the wings. Here is a […]
The Flashing Lights of General Assembly
First: let me apologize to all commissioners gathered at Redeemer University last night for General Assembly’s opening worship and First Sederunt: I didn’t realize till […]